The Alabama man took over the SEC's X account to falsely post that the agency had approved Bitcoin ETFs, sending the ...

An Alabama man on Monday pleaded guilty to hacking into the Securities and Exchange Committee's social media account and ...

An Alabama man pleaded guilty to participating in the hack of the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account that ...

The price of bitcoin rose more than $1,000 after the January 2024 hack of the X account of the U.S. Securities and Exchange ...

Eric Council, Jr. will spend two years in prison for an identity theft scheme that led to a false post by the SEC on X that ...

An Alabama man has admitted to taking part in a January 2024 hack of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission social media account designed to manipulate the price of bitcoin.

The man, Eric Council Jr., used a fake ID to gain access to a device with SEC account credentials. The account was then used ...

Alabama hacker pleads guilty to SEC X account breach, fueling Bitcoin ETF misinformation. The case exposes social media’s ...

For Bitcoin accounts and those with dissident views, the takedown of accounts remind many that giant tech companies control much of what happens on the Internet.

Eric Council admitted guilt in helping to hack the SEC’s X account and trying to mislead the market about spot Bitcoin ETF ...

Following the unauthorized X takeover, the Athens man made internet searches that included, “What are some signs the FBI is ...